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Ustaad Yasir

How Time Has Been Change in Urdu- Episode 3- Ustaad Yasr

Joy to Our World

Where there is sugar, ants will be there. Is this good? 

A funny story about a pig who met a lion while drenching itself at the lake. The lion wouldn't come near the pig as it stinks really bad. 
Question: After listening to the podcast,   what do you think has made this a funny story?




It's Story Time with Teacher Rose Jane

The Yucky Pig

Muchas veces nos encontramos antes oraciones que no pueden traducirse literalmente y que nos confunden, esta, probablemente, es una de ellas. 

Curiosidades sobre el español y su cultura

No hacer vida en + lugar

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

 — Olá! Como você se chama?
 —  Oi! Meu nome é Carla. E você?
 — Prazer em te conhecer, Carla! Eu sou Maria.
 — O prazer é meu, Maria! Você é daqui?
 — Sim, eu sou do Brasil. E você?
 — Eu sou de Portugal. Estou visitando o Brasil.
 — Que legal! É a sua primeira vez aqui?
 — Sim, é a minha primeira vez. Estou adorando conhecer o país.
 — Fico feliz que esteja gostando. Se precisar de alguma ajuda, é só me falar.
 —  Muito obrigado, Maria. Você é muito gentil.
 — De nada, Carla.

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Oi, tudo bom? — INTRODUCTION IN PORTUGUESE (A1 LEVEL)

Listening to the tape, answer the following question

CHINESE STORIES

Simple Chinese hearing

こんにちは！少(すこ)し遅(おそ)いですが今年(ことし)のMystic Festivalについて話(はな)します。

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Slow Japanese

Episode #76 - Mystic Festival 2024

今年の北海道札幌市は、大雪です。
・なんと除雪に30,000,000,000円!!
・過去最高のお金。冬は、まだ終わってません！
・家も潰れる

［単語］
吹雪（ふぶき）...雪がたくさん降って、風も強い
除雪（じょせつ）...雪をかたづける
過去（かこ）...今まで
トラック（とらっく）...大きな車
潰（つぶ）れる...こわれる



北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#10〉2022年3月7日月曜日　除雪に300億円!?

An urban design firm is hoping to create the "world's greenest highway" by covering a major road in Dubai with gardens, trees, walkways and solar panels.

The proposed 64-kilometer-long road, called the "Dubai Green Spine," would see the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, one of Dubai's main highways, enhanced with over 1 million trees and enough solar panels to power 130,000 homes.

Dubai-based design firm URB says its road concept would help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 1 million metric tons per year, and help the city manage the needs of a population that's expected to grow from over 3 million today to nearly 8 million by 2040.

URB's design aims to reduce city heat and improve air quality while offering a safe, attractive and accessible route for commuting and leisure. Green spaces would be combined with walking and cycling paths, and electric tram lines would have solar panels built directly into the tracks.

Bus shelters and elevators would have rooftop solar panels, while garden-covered paths over the highway would make a walk from one side to the other easy and enjoyable.

URB CEO Baharash Bagherian says the concept is about "proving that our streets can do more than facilitate car traffic; they can significantly enhance quality of life."

He says the design takes a "human-centric approach" that prioritizes people and green spaces over cars.

However, it takes a lot of water to grow plants in Dubai. CNN notes that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) already consumes around 550 liters of water per person every day, compared to an average of 310 liters in the US and 144 liters in the European Union.

And most of the UAE's water isn't used for drinking — it's just needed to keep parts of the desert country green.

With this in mind, URB's design includes drought-resistant plants and special soil that helps retain water.

URB has also proposed designs for a 93-kilometer indoor cycling and walking "highway" called 